Game apparatus.



PATEN'I'BD OCT; 23, 1906.

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B. BA WDEN GAME APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED J'ULY 17, 1903.

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UNITED STATES EDWIN BAWDEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

GAME APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 23, 1906.

Application filed July 17,1903. Serial No. 165,952.

To (t/J whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN BAWDEN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Game Apparatus, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to game apparatuses,

my more particular object being to produce a chance controlled mechanism provided with means for keeping the record of the scores madeby the several players.

My invention further relates to certain useful and novel details of construction, as hereinafter described.

Reference is to be had ,to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of one form of my apparatus. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a modification of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical section upon the line 3 3 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 4 is a vertical section upon the line 4 4 of 2 looking in the direction of thearrow. Fig. 5 is a vertical section through another form of my apparatus, and Fig. 6 is a plan view of a spiderpartition which may be employed with either form of my apparatus.

A disk-shaped member 1 is provided with an annular ledge 2, upon which may be disposed chips or other-counters 3 in positions readily accessible to the several players. An annular rim A extends slightly above the ledge 2 and is provided with panels a. b c d e, distinguishable from each other by different colors, as indicated in Fig. 1, and furtherdistinguishable from each other by the ordinals shown, these ordinals and colors being disposed arbitrarily, so as to form different combinations suitable for playing different games. A ring 4 is provided with radially-disposed partitions 5, these parts constituting a spider, which may be placed within the central receptacle 3, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 3. A central boss 6 is integrally connected with the base member 1 and is provided with a stud 7, upon the top of which is mounted a toothed wheel 8, these parts being rigid relatively to the base member 1. A revoluble pointer 9 is provided with a spring-pawl 10, which engages the toothed wheel 8. The engagement of the pawl upon the toothed wheel causes the revoluble pointer 9 to stop in definite positions, approximating the centers of the panels a b c d e.

The pointer 9 is rigidly mounted upon the revoluble stem 11, to which is connected a finger-wheel 12 for the purpose of whirling the pointer around. The ring 4 is provided with a slot 13 for the purpose of making the ring more or less yieldable, thereby insuring a snug fit between the partitions 5 and the base member 1. Preferably the ring 4 is contracted slightly, so that the partitions 5 may spring outwardly when placed within the base member 1.

- In the form shown in Figs. 2 and 4 the base member 14 is provided with a cylindrical aperture 15 and With a ledge 16. An annular ring B projects slightly above the ledge 16. and is provided with distinguishing color-marks 7c Z m n 0, as indicated in Fig. 2. Disposed centrally within the base member 14 is a bearing 17, to which is rigidly connected a toothed wheel 18. The pointer 19 is substantially U-shaped, as indicated in Fig. 4, and is provided with a hub 20, which is rigidly mounted upon the stem 21. Aspringpawl 22 is mounted upon the pointer 19 and engages the toothed wheel 18. The pointer 19 terminates at its ends in indicating-buttons 23. A ring 24 is rigidly mounted upon the pointer 19 and disposed immediately below the indicating-buttons 23. This ring travels with the indicating-buttons and serves to prevent chips from falling into the slot between the rim B and the receptacle D. The ring should fit down quite snugly for this purpose. The stem 21 passes through a earing 25 and is rovided at its upper end with a finger-whee 26 Yokes 27 are made, preferably, of metal and are connected rigidly with the receptacle D. The rim G is provided with distinguishing-marks, such as the stars O, as indicated in Fig. 2. When the finger-wheel 26 is rotated, the indicatingbuttons 23 and the annular rim 24 are free to revolve.

In the form shown in Fig. 5 the base member 28 is provided with a cylindrical aperture 29, into which fits a receptacle 30 of the shape indicated. The rims B C are similar to those above described with reference to Fig. 4. Upon the bearing 31 is mounted a toothed wheel 32, which is engaged by the spring-pawl 33 of the revoluble pointer 33. This pointer terminates in button-indicators 34 and is provided with a rim 36, rigidly connected thereto, and with yokes 35, these parts being substantially the same as those described with reference to Fig. 4:.

In order to actuate the device shown in Fig. 3, the finger-wheel 12 is rotated rapidly, so that the pointer 9 whirls around, and the springaWl 10 causes the pointer to stop central y upon some one of the indicatingmarks described. The chips or other counters may be placed upon the ledge 2, so as to be within reach, and when any score is made by any one of the players he may place divers of the chips within one of the subdivisons of the receptacle 3" made by the partitions 5. As the game progresses the chips may be gradually transferred from the outer rim to the several compartments thus separated by the partitions, so that a record of the game is kept, and that, too, under conditions where any fraud attempted by any one of the players will be instantly detected by all of the other players.

In using the device shown in Fig. 4 the operation is practically the same, the finger-- wheel 26 being used for the purpose of rotating the indicators 23.

In using the apparatus shown in Fig. 5 the indicator-buttons 34 are grasped directly by the hand and given a rotary motion by a general throw to the right or to the left. While the spider shown in Fig. 6 may be used in connection with a device shown in Fig. 5, it

is not necessary for many games and may be omitted, as indicated in Fig. 5. The purpose of placing the spaces within the circle provided with distinguishing-marks is to economize room. Without this arrangement the counters must occupy room extraneous to the board or else the board must be enlarged or modified to make room for the counters. It will be noted that when the counters are removed from the central compartment they may be slipped over the board circle and over the ring 24 without danger of dropping down into the slot below this ring.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a game apparatuathe combination of a circular track provided with distinguishing-marks and also provided with a slot, an indicating member having a portion extending through said slot and movable relatively thereto, a pivotal support for said indicating member, and a movable member connected with said indicating member and mounted over said slot for concealing the same.

2. In a game apparatus, the combination of a circular track provided with distinguishing-marks and also provided with a slot, an indicating member having a portion. extending through said slot and movable relatively thereto, a pivotal support disposed concentric to said circular track, and a rim rigidly connected with said indicating member and movable therewith relatively to said track for the purpose of concealing said slot.

3. In a game apparatus, the combination of a circular track provided with distinguishing-marks and also provided with a slot, mechanism provided with a compartment and disposed within said track for the purpose of holding counters, an indicating member having a portion extending through said slot and movable relatively thereto, a pivotal support for said indicating member, and a circular rim rigidly connected with said indicating member and disposed directly over said slot, said circular rim thus serving to prevent said counters from dropping into said slot when removed from said compartment.

4. In a game apparatus, the combination of inner and outer members separated bya slot and provided with a compartment for holding counters, chance-controlled mechanism provided with a central pivot and with a movable member projecting through said slot and having a pointer, and a band connected with said members and also projecting through said slot, said band being supported immediately over said slot for the purposev of preventing the entrance of objects thereinto.

5. The combination in a game apparatus, of a game-board provided with a circular rim having distinguishing-marks and with a compartment disposed within said circular rim so as to be at all times in view of the players, a spider-partition provided with a slot and removably fitted into said compartment, and controlled mechanism provided with a pointer movable relatively to said circular rim having distinguishing-marks.

6. A combination game apparatus, com prising an inner compartment for holding counters, the rim of said compartment being provided with a circle of distinguishingmarks, controlled mechanism provided with a pointer movable relatively to said rim, a ledge outside of and adjacent to said rim for holding counters for making scores, and a spider-partition mounted within said inner compartment and provided with a slot for enabling it to be readily removed from said compartment.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name-to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWIN BAWDEN.

Witnesses:

BENJ. BAKER, GEORGE J. BENNER.

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